The Government’s chief medical officer said this week that the drink-driving limit for teenage motorists should be cut to zero.
Sir Liam Donaldson said it would reduce injuries and deaths among accident-prone 17 to 20-year-olds.
“We know that even without alcohol, young people are more likely to have an accident because they are inexperienced drivers and even with them driving within the alcohol limit, they are much more likely to have an accident than an older driver within the alcohol limit,” he told said.
“Young people have enough difficulty when they first start driving. With their inexperience, learning the skills on the road, they don’t need the complication of drink as well.”
The RAC, however, claimed that a two-tier system would further complicate drink driving limits, which some people already find confusing. Currently, the limit for all drivers is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
“The drink-drive limit should be lowered for everyone,” said Liz Kennett, an RAC spokeswoman.